Yogurt is a common drink in China. Many parents are also happy to let their children drink more yogurt instead of other beverages to protect their children's health. But did you know? The well-known yogurt should not be taken with medicine. Because many drugs will react with yogurt.
Does drinking yogurt affect drug efficacy?
Antibiotics
The active lactic acid bacteria in yogurt will be killed by antibiotics in the body. Therefore, when taking antibiotics that are sensitive to lactic acid bacteria, such as roxithromycin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol, it is necessary to stagger the time with drinking yogurt. First, lactic acid bacteria are sensitive to these drugs. Second, antibiotics and calcium ions in yogurt form complexes in the intestine, greatly reducing drug absorption and lowering efficacy. Although taking it with yogurt at the same time will affect the drug's efficacy, drinking yogurt 2 hours after taking antibiotics can regulate symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness caused by taking the medicine.
Iron-containing drugs
Iron preparations such as ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate (Ferrum), ferrous succinate, ammonium ferric citrate, and sustained-release iron are commonly used for iron-deficiency anemia in women and children. The calcium ions in yogurt can compete with iron preparations in the duodenum, reducing the absorption of the iron preparation and lowering its efficacy.
Cardiac glycosides
When heart failure patients are treated with cardiac glycosides such as digoxin, drinking a large amount of yogurt at the same time may lead to toxic symptoms such as xanthopsia, or even accidents, because the calcium in yogurt can increase the toxicity of these cardiac glycosides.
Hypoglycemic drugs
When metformin exerts its hypoglycemic effect, it increases lactic acid in the body. Yogurt contains a large number of lactic acid bacteria, which also increases the amount of lactic acid in the body when consumed. If metformin is taken for a long time and in high doses, drinking yogurt can lead to lactic acid accumulation in the body, which may cause lactic acidosis. To avoid lactic acid accumulation in the body, other dairy products can be used instead of yogurt during the period of taking metformin.
Soybeans, Bananas
In addition to drugs, yogurt can also react with some foods. Patients after gastrointestinal surgery, or those with diarrhea or other intestinal diseases should consume it with caution. Yogurt + Soybeans: Yogurt is rich in calcium, and the chemical components in soybeans affect the digestion and absorption of calcium. Yogurt + Bananas: Eating them together can easily produce carcinogens.